Miscellaneous Civil Aviation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War I to early 1920s leather flight or motorcyclist's helmet. The helmet has some unusual fleece lining and what appears to be a period repair to the chin strap buckle. The leather is still very pliable. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a pre-World War I lapel pin for the Central Manual Aero Club. The pin is by Dieges & Clust and is inscribed T.L. on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa pre-World War I. SIZE: Approximately7/16" in height and 11/16" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful pre-World War I member lapel pin for the Chicago Flying Club of Illinois. The pin has a very deco look to it and is in gilt brass save for the center propeller. VINTAGE: Circa pre-World War I. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/16"...

ARTIFACT: This is a pre-World War I aviation-themed watch fob. The slightly raised design shows an aviator flying over a church steeple and some trees. VINTAGE: Circa early 1900s. SIZE: Approximately 1-9/16" in height and 1-1/4" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II United States Navy seaplane sweetheart pin. The pin is in the shape of a civilian aircraft made for Pan American Airways (PAA): the Martin M-130 Flying Boat. Only three M-130s were made, and they were all nicknamed...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII Pioneer Parachute Com. Boxed double deck of playing cards by Brown & Bigelow. The front of the box and cards display the company logo, a soldier/man suspended from an open parachute and beneath him reads: "PIONEER PARACHUTE...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce hardcover copy of the German book "Luftfahrt Ist Not! Unter dem Protektorat des Deutschen Luftfahrtverbandes" or "Aviation is Necessary! Under the Patronage of the German Aviation Association". It was...

ARTIFACT: Large, beautiful 1930's - 1940's United Kingdom Merchant Marine Civil Pilot Wing. The wing is embroidered bullion on blue wool felt with the British Merchant crown at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's-1940's. SIZE: Approximately 5-1/4" in...

ARTIFACT: Extremely rare Royal Aeronautical Society gold medal by A. Wyon & Co. for Aeronautical Research & Development. 1956 Award to Sir William Farren, Developer of the Avro Vulcan Bomber. The Royal Aeronautical Society began honoring outstanding...

ARTIFACT: This is a 12th annual 1940 Miami All American Air Maneuvers ribbon. The ribbon reads 12TH ANNUAL MIAMI ALL AMERICAN AIR MANEUVERS JAN. 5-6-7, 1940 and has a name card at top reading R. J. WHITE. VINTAGE: Circa 1940. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare early World War II one year of service pin for PAA Africa (also known as PAA Ferries). Roosevelt and Churchill approached Pan Am to form a subsidiary that would have outposts in Africa, and the venture became instrumental in...

ARTIFACT: This is a very rare early World War II one year of service pin for PAA Africa (also known as PAA Ferries). Roosevelt and Churchill approached Pan Am to form a subsidiary that would have outposts in Africa, and the venture became instrumental in...